Sort of a metaphysical question, but if Britney Spears wears a pair of short shorts, is the trend officially over?

Know what we're getting at? Sort of like if a tree falls in the forest, will...oh, you get the reference? OK then.

So, anyway, Brit-Brit wore this season's hottest bottoms—black denim Daisy Dukes—for another round of X Factor filming in Miami, making her the latest and, perhaps, the final celebrity to wear this item ever.